Making this play even more improbable: According to past data from MaxPreps and Varvee, it was the first 3-pointer Allen had made in his varsity career. He was 0-for-10 prior to the shot, including 0-for-9 this season.

Allen is averaging 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Wheat Ridge moves on to play No. 4 Widefield in the second round at 5 p.m. Friday. That game is at Valor Christian because the school is the host of that four-team pod.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.